GORHAM — Police chiefs in four communities have banded together to assist the efforts of their residents in overcoming opioid addiction. The Westbrook Recovery Liaison Program, armed with a state-funded grant aimed at meeting the basic needs of those in recovery, is up and running. The police chiefs heading the program are Janine Roberts of […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Longtime owner Agazarian closes Art’s Variety: The Westbrook ‘mom and pop’ store knew its customers and built community relationships.
WESTBROOK — Art’s Variety, a Spring Street neighborhood landmark, has closed after more than 40 years in business, and so far there are no plans to sell or reopen the store. The convenience store, located at 158 Spring Street, closed Dec. 31 so owner Arthur Agazarian could retire. Now in his 80s, Agazarian opened the store […]
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Councill seeks other options to new GHS
Gorham Town Manager David Cole speaks during a discussion Tuesday at a Town Council workshop with the School Committee that recommended a new high school complex with fields at another site. GORHAM — Hearing Tuesday a School Committee recommendation to build a new high school complex at another site, town councilors questioned the proposal and […]
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Big upgrades down the road
A project to improve safety and ease traffic flow in the rotary area of Main Street, Cumberland Street and Harnois Avenue in Westbrook is planned for 2018-19. WESTBROOK — Gorham, Standish, Westbrook and Windham are on the state’s radar screen for some costly state highway upgrades. A $4.1 million reconstruction of Route 25 through the heart […]
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Looking Back
Feb. 5, 1992 Richard Willoughby, 28, the massive man who is proprietor of The Bus Stop, 888 Main St., Westbrook, is nearly paralyzed, his life in danger in Maine Medical Center after he was knifed in the neck by a customer he was evicting at midnight Friday. No specific information was available on the extent […]
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Deaths
Cragin, Donald B., 65, of Standish and his wife, Sandra Lee, 55, both died at home on Jan. 23, 2017. A memorial service was held at Hollis Center Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Watson, Neal & York Funeral Home. Dachowski, George H., 76, of Gorham died at home on Jan. 21, 2017. Arrangements by Dolby […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Feb.6, 1957, that Dana Babb of Oakland Avenue in Westbrook returned from Muskegon, Michigan, on a business trip for the S.D. Warren Co. Gorham TV, 20 Main St., Gorham, advertised 24-inch televisions for $249.95 with a trade-in. The ad said the model regularly sold for $369.95.
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Briefs
Buy a bag, helpCommunity Center The Westbrook Community Center has been chosen as the February recipient of the Hannaford Helps Resusable Bag Program. During the month of February, Hannaford will donate $1 to the center for every bag with the good karma message sold at the Westbrook store. Tax paymentsdue this month Real Estate and […]
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Westbrook/Gorham wrestlers make strong showing
PORTLAND – Cheverus played host to the Westbrook/Gorham, Windham and Kennebunk wrestling squads on Saturday morning, Jan. 28. Each team wrestled all the others in round-robin fashion. Westbrook/Gorham defeated both Cheverus and Windham, but tied Kennebunk. Windham, meanwhile, triumphed over the Stags, but fell to the Rams and the Blazes both. “The kids are working […]
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Gorham can't hold on, succumbs to Thornton Academy
SACO – When Gorhamite Cam Holmes returned to the court at Thornton Academy for the fourth quarter on Friday night, Jan. 27, and immediately knocked down a three – right then, the Rams remained very much in it, in the game, in close pursuit of a much-needed victory over a top squad in Class AA. […]